UAEU WIE Visits Tawam Hospital
(Feb 25, 2009)On Wednesday 25- Feb – 2009, six members from the IEEE\WIE UAE university Student Branch visited the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology unit in Tawam Hospital.
The team arrived at 11 a.m. and met Sumaya Al Raeesi who introduced the group to the children suffering from blood diseases and cancer. In the unit, there were 18 children, aged from few months to about 6 years old. The IEEE\WIE members talked to the children, played with some and drawn some sketches with others and distributed some gifts at the end of the visit. The team also talked to the parents of the children encouraging them to be patient and wishing their children to get well soon.
The visit was conducted by the I EEE members; Moza Khalfan Al-Mahrezi (Publicity officer ), Baina Mohd AL-Ameri, Mariam Humaid Al-Shamisi , Afra Rashed AL-Dhaheri, Asma Musabeh Al-Seyabi , Reham AL-Masri. It was supervised by Dr. Hend Alqamzi the IEEE\WIE counselor of the student branch of the UAE University.
Report written by: Reham AL-Masri
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About IEEE UAE Section
IEEE, UAE Section was established in 1987 to participate in the development of U.A.E. and fulfill the vision perceived by the nation's leaders. It has played an essential role in widening the scope of techno-electrical and computing awareness in the society. There are more than 1200 IEEE members in the section. IEEE UAE section has four society chapters; they are Power & Energy Society chapter, Computer Society chapter, Medicine and Biology Society Chapter, and Signal Processing/Communication joint chapter, in addition to two affinity groups, WIE (Women in Engineering) and GOLD (Graduate for the last decade). Moreover, it has 13 student branches in different universities across the country. More information about the section can be found at http://www.ieee-uae.com.
